The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle A Novel
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Jennifer Ryan
- Engels
- Paperback
- 9780593158845
- 30 mei 2023
- 448 pagina's
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Three plucky women lift the spirits of home-front brides in wartime Britain, where clothes rationing leaves little opportunity for pomp or celebrationeven at weddingsin this heartwarming novel based on true events, from the bestselling author of The Chilbury Ladies Choir.
After renowned fashion designer Cressida Westcott loses both her home and her design house in the London Blitz, she has nowhere to go but the family manor house she fled decades ago. Praying that her niece and nephew will be more hospitable than her brother had been, she arrives with nothing but the clothes she stands in, at a loss as to how to rebuild her business while staying in a quaint country village.
Her niece, Violet Westcott, is thrilled that her famous aunt is coming to staythe village has been interminably dull with all the men off fighting. But just as Cressida arrives, so does Violets conscription letter. It couldnt have come at a worse time; how will she ever find a suitably aristocratic husband if she has to spend her days wearing a frumpy uniform and doing war work?
Meanwhile, the local vicars daughter, Grace Carlisle, is trying in vain to repair her mothers gown, her only chance of a white wedding. When Cressida Westcott appears at the local Sewing Circle meeting, Grace asks for her helpbut Cressida has much more to teach the ladies than just simple sewing skills.
Before long, Cressidas spirit and ambition galvanizes the village group into action, and they find themselves mending wedding dresses not only for local brides, but for brides across the country. And as the women dedicate themselves to helping others celebrate love, they might even manage to find it for themselves.
After renowned fashion designer Cressida Westcott loses both her home and her design house in the London Blitz, she has nowhere to go but the family manor house she fled decades ago. Praying that her niece and nephew will be more hospitable than her brother had been, she arrives with nothing but the clothes she stands in, at a loss as to how to rebuild her business while staying in a quaint country village.
Her niece, Violet Westcott, is thrilled that her famous aunt is coming to staythe village has been interminably dull with all the men off fighting. But just as Cressida arrives, so does Violets conscription letter. It couldnt have come at a worse time; how will she ever find a suitably aristocratic husband if she has to spend her days wearing a frumpy uniform and doing war work?
Meanwhile, the local vicars daughter, Grace Carlisle, is trying in vain to repair her mothers gown, her only chance of a white wedding. When Cressida Westcott appears at the local Sewing Circle meeting, Grace asks for her helpbut Cressida has much more to teach the ladies than just simple sewing skills.
Before long, Cressidas spirit and ambition galvanizes the village group into action, and they find themselves mending wedding dresses not only for local brides, but for brides across the country. And as the women dedicate themselves to helping others celebrate love, they might even manage to find it for themselves.
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